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Can't and won't
Can't and won't
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Her stories may be literal one-liners: the entirety of “Bloomington” reads, “Now that I have been here for a little while, I can say with confidence that I have never been here before.” Or they may be lengthier investigations of the havoc wreaked by the most mundane disruptions to routine: in “A Small Story About a Small Box of Chocolates,” a professor receives a gift of(...)
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Her stories may be literal one-liners: the entirety of “Bloomington” reads, “Now that I have been here for a little while, I can say with confidence that I have never been here before.” Or they may be lengthier investigations of the havoc wreaked by the most mundane disruptions to routine: in “A Small Story About a Small Box of Chocolates,” a professor receives a gift of(...)
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Can't and won't
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Her stories may be literal one-liners: the entirety of “Bloomington” reads, “Now that I have been here for a little while, I can say with confidence that I have never been here before.” Or they may be lengthier investigations of the havoc wreaked by the most mundane disruptions to routine: in “A Small Story About a Small Box of Chocolates,” a professor receives a gift of thirty-two small chocolates and is paralyzed by the multitude of options she imagines for their consumption. The stories may appear in the form of letters of complaint; they may be extracted from Flaubert’s correspondence; or they may be inspired by the author’s own dreams, or the dreams of friends. What does not vary throughout Can’t and Won’t, Lydia Davis’s fifth collection of stories, is the power of her finely honed prose. Davis is sharply observant; she is wry or witty or poignant. Above all, she is refreshing. Davis writes with bracing candor and sly humor about the quotidian, revealing the mysterious, the foreign, the alienating, and the pleasurable within the predictable patterns of daily life.
Can't and won't
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Her stories may be literal one-liners: the entirety of “Bloomington” reads, “Now that I have been here for a little while, I can say with confidence that I have never been here before.” Or they may be lengthier investigations of the havoc wreaked by the most mundane disruptions to routine: in “A Small Story About a Small Box of Chocolates,” a professor receives a gift of thirty-two small chocolates and is paralyzed by the multitude of options she imagines for their consumption. The stories may appear in the form of letters of complaint; they may be extracted from Flaubert’s correspondence; or they may be inspired by the author’s own dreams, or the dreams of friends. What does not vary throughout Can’t and Won’t, Lydia Davis’s fifth collection of stories, is the power of her finely honed prose. Davis is sharply observant; she is wry or witty or poignant. Above all, she is refreshing. Davis writes with bracing candor and sly humor about the quotidian, revealing the mysterious, the foreign, the alienating, and the pleasurable within the predictable patterns of daily life.
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March 2014
March 2014
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Architecture and the imaginary
Architecture and the imaginary
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Bruce Davidson describes the genesis of this project thus: "Esquire's editors sent me to Los Angeles, and when I landed at LA International Airport I noticed giant palm trees growing in the parking lot. I ordered a hamburger through a microphone speaker in a drive-in called Tiny Naylor's. The freeways were blank and brilliant, chromium-plated bumpers reflected the Pacific(...)
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Bruce Davidson describes the genesis of this project thus: "Esquire's editors sent me to Los Angeles, and when I landed at LA International Airport I noticed giant palm trees growing in the parking lot. I ordered a hamburger through a microphone speaker in a drive-in called Tiny Naylor's. The freeways were blank and brilliant, chromium-plated bumpers reflected the Pacific(...)
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Bruce Davidson: Los Angeles 1964
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Bruce Davidson describes the genesis of this project thus: "Esquire's editors sent me to Los Angeles, and when I landed at LA International Airport I noticed giant palm trees growing in the parking lot. I ordered a hamburger through a microphone speaker in a drive-in called Tiny Naylor's. The freeways were blank and brilliant, chromium-plated bumpers reflected the Pacific Ocean, but the air quality was said to be bad. People looking like mannequins seemed at peace on the Sunset Strip while others were euphoric as they watered the desert. I stood there ready with my Leica, aware of my shadow on the pavement. I walked up to strangers, framed, focused and in a split second of alienations and cynicism, pressed the shutter button. Suddenly I had an awakening that led me to another level of visual understanding. But in the end, for some unknown reasons, the editors rejected the pictures, and I had to return home with a big box of prints, put them in a drawer, and forgot all about the trip."
Bruce Davidson: Los Angeles 1964
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Bruce Davidson describes the genesis of this project thus: "Esquire's editors sent me to Los Angeles, and when I landed at LA International Airport I noticed giant palm trees growing in the parking lot. I ordered a hamburger through a microphone speaker in a drive-in called Tiny Naylor's. The freeways were blank and brilliant, chromium-plated bumpers reflected the Pacific Ocean, but the air quality was said to be bad. People looking like mannequins seemed at peace on the Sunset Strip while others were euphoric as they watered the desert. I stood there ready with my Leica, aware of my shadow on the pavement. I walked up to strangers, framed, focused and in a split second of alienations and cynicism, pressed the shutter button. Suddenly I had an awakening that led me to another level of visual understanding. But in the end, for some unknown reasons, the editors rejected the pictures, and I had to return home with a big box of prints, put them in a drawer, and forgot all about the trip."
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March 2015
March 2015
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Photography monographs
Photography monographs
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12 boxes (approximately 5,000 items) : illustrations (chiefly color)
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12 boxes (approximately 5,000 items) : illustrations (chiefly color)
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Ernest Cormier postcard collection, 1900-1930.
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12 boxes (approximately 5,000 items) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Ernest Cormier postcard collection, 1900-1930.
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12 boxes (approximately 5,000 items) : illustrations (chiefly color)
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641 pieces (various sizes) : wood ; in 4 boxes (each 12 x 19 x 33 cm) + 1 booklet ([8] pages : illustrations ; 17 x 26 cm) + 1 booklet ([20] pages : illustrations ; 19 x...
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641 pieces (various sizes) : wood ; in 4 boxes (each 12 x 19 x 33 cm) + 1 booklet ([8] pages : illustrations ; 17 x 26 cm) + 1 booklet ([20] pages : illustrations ; 19 x...
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[192-] (Vienna : Ingenius Technische & Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H.)
[192-] (Vienna : Ingenius Technische & Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H.)
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["Ingenius" building bricks].
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641 pieces (various sizes) : wood ; in 4 boxes (each 12 x 19 x 33 cm) + 1 booklet ([8] pages : illustrations ; 17 x 26 cm) + 1 booklet ([20] pages : illustrations ; 19 x...
["Ingenius" building bricks].
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641 pieces (various sizes) : wood ; in 4 boxes (each 12 x 19 x 33 cm) + 1 booklet ([8] pages : illustrations ; 17 x 26 cm) + 1 booklet ([20] pages : illustrations ; 19 x...
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[192-] (Vienna : Ingenius Technische & Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H.)
[192-] (Vienna : Ingenius Technische & Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H.)
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96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
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96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
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Hamilton, N.Y. : Gallery Association of New York State ; Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1983.
Hamilton, N.Y. : Gallery Association of New York State ; Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1983.
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Russel Wright : American designer / William J. Hennessey ; introduction by Russell Lynes.
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96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Russel Wright : American designer / William J. Hennessey ; introduction by Russell Lynes.
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96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
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Hamilton, N.Y. : Gallery Association of New York State ; Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1983.
Hamilton, N.Y. : Gallery Association of New York State ; Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1983.
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xiv, 263 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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xiv, 263 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Durham [North Carolina] : Duke University Press, 2022., ©2022
Durham [North Carolina] : Duke University Press, 2022., ©2022
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Re-understanding media : feminist extensions of Marshall McLuhan / edited by Sarah Sharma and Rianka Singh.
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xiv, 263 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Re-understanding media : feminist extensions of Marshall McLuhan / edited by Sarah Sharma and Rianka Singh.
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xiv, 263 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Durham [North Carolina] : Duke University Press, 2022., ©2022
Durham [North Carolina] : Duke University Press, 2022., ©2022
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2 boxes (.5 linear ft.)
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2 boxes (.5 linear ft.)
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Expo 67 and Terre des hommes : printed ephemera, 1963-1992.
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2 boxes (.5 linear ft.)
Expo 67 and Terre des hommes : printed ephemera, 1963-1992.
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Herzog & de Meuron 1978-2002
Herzog & de Meuron 1978-2002
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This "Special Edition" from a+u includes essays by Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron as well as Toyo Ito. Projects illustrated include: Prada, Tokyo; Walker Art Center, Expansion of the Museum and Cultural Center; new de Young Museum; Schaulager for the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation; Cottbus University Library; Centro Cultural - Museum and Cultural Centre;(...)
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This "Special Edition" from a+u includes essays by Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron as well as Toyo Ito. Projects illustrated include: Prada, Tokyo; Walker Art Center, Expansion of the Museum and Cultural Center; new de Young Museum; Schaulager for the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation; Cottbus University Library; Centro Cultural - Museum and Cultural Centre;(...)
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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January 1900, Tokyo
January 1900, Tokyo
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Herzog & de Meuron 1978-2002
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This "Special Edition" from a+u includes essays by Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron as well as Toyo Ito. Projects illustrated include: Prada, Tokyo; Walker Art Center, Expansion of the Museum and Cultural Center; new de Young Museum; Schaulager for the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation; Cottbus University Library; Centro Cultural - Museum and Cultural Centre; The New Link Quai in Santa Cruz de Tenerife/Plaza de Espana; Kramlich Residence and Media Collection; The Virtual House; St. Jakob Park Basel; Football Stadium, Commercial Centre and Residence for Elderly People; Wood House; Greek Orthodox Church. Completed works include the following: Blue House; Stone House; Apartment and Commercial Building, Schutzenmattstrasse; Apartment Building along a Party Wall, Hebelstrasse; E,D,E,N, Pavilion; Ricola Storage Building; Railway Engine Depot, Auf dem Wolf; Signal Box, Auf dem Wolf; Gallery for a Private Collection of Modern Art, Goetz Collection; Ricola-Europe SA. Production and Storage Building; Roche Pharma-Research Building; Library of the Eberswalde Technical School; Central Signal Tower; Tate Modern; House in Leymen; Caricature and Cartoon Museum - conversion and new building; Institute for Hospital Pharmaceuticals, Rossetti Grounds; Studio Rémy Zaugg; Dominus Winery; Apartment Buildings, Rue des Suisses; Küppersmühle Museum - Grothe Collection; Ricola Marketing Building.
Herzog & de Meuron 1978-2002
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This "Special Edition" from a+u includes essays by Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron as well as Toyo Ito. Projects illustrated include: Prada, Tokyo; Walker Art Center, Expansion of the Museum and Cultural Center; new de Young Museum; Schaulager for the Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation; Cottbus University Library; Centro Cultural - Museum and Cultural Centre; The New Link Quai in Santa Cruz de Tenerife/Plaza de Espana; Kramlich Residence and Media Collection; The Virtual House; St. Jakob Park Basel; Football Stadium, Commercial Centre and Residence for Elderly People; Wood House; Greek Orthodox Church. Completed works include the following: Blue House; Stone House; Apartment and Commercial Building, Schutzenmattstrasse; Apartment Building along a Party Wall, Hebelstrasse; E,D,E,N, Pavilion; Ricola Storage Building; Railway Engine Depot, Auf dem Wolf; Signal Box, Auf dem Wolf; Gallery for a Private Collection of Modern Art, Goetz Collection; Ricola-Europe SA. Production and Storage Building; Roche Pharma-Research Building; Library of the Eberswalde Technical School; Central Signal Tower; Tate Modern; House in Leymen; Caricature and Cartoon Museum - conversion and new building; Institute for Hospital Pharmaceuticals, Rossetti Grounds; Studio Rémy Zaugg; Dominus Winery; Apartment Buildings, Rue des Suisses; Küppersmühle Museum - Grothe Collection; Ricola Marketing Building.
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January 1900, Tokyo
January 1900, Tokyo
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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Architecture has a powerful role in nation building and identity formation. Buildings and monuments not only constitute the built fabric of society, they reflect the intersection of culture, politics, economics, and aesthetics as these forces are played out in distinct social settings and distinct times. This extraordinary anthology traces the interaction between(...)
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Architecture has a powerful role in nation building and identity formation. Buildings and monuments not only constitute the built fabric of society, they reflect the intersection of culture, politics, economics, and aesthetics as these forces are played out in distinct social settings and distinct times. This extraordinary anthology traces the interaction between(...)
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Architecture and the Canadian fabric
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Architecture has a powerful role in nation building and identity formation. Buildings and monuments not only constitute the built fabric of society, they reflect the intersection of culture, politics, economics, and aesthetics as these forces are played out in distinct social settings and distinct times. This extraordinary anthology traces the interaction between culture and politics as reflected in Canadian architecture and the infrastructure of ordinary life, from the first contacts between indigenous peoples and European missionaries to the construction of big-box shopping centres in postmodern cities. Whether focusing on Jesuit perceptions of New France, the construction of Toronto’s St. James Cathedral or Canada’s first Parliament, Brutalism in Canadian architecture, or the ideas of Marshall McLuhan and Arthur Erickson, these essays showcase ways of thinking about the built environment that extend beyond considerations of authorship and style to address the influence of cultural politics and insights from race and gender studies and from postcolonial and spatial theory. By coupling a national focus with a wide historical scope, Architecture and the Canadian Fabric transforms how we see the role of architecture and in doing so radically questions how we continue to live in, interact with, and interpret the fabricated world.
Architecture and the Canadian fabric
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Architecture has a powerful role in nation building and identity formation. Buildings and monuments not only constitute the built fabric of society, they reflect the intersection of culture, politics, economics, and aesthetics as these forces are played out in distinct social settings and distinct times. This extraordinary anthology traces the interaction between culture and politics as reflected in Canadian architecture and the infrastructure of ordinary life, from the first contacts between indigenous peoples and European missionaries to the construction of big-box shopping centres in postmodern cities. Whether focusing on Jesuit perceptions of New France, the construction of Toronto’s St. James Cathedral or Canada’s first Parliament, Brutalism in Canadian architecture, or the ideas of Marshall McLuhan and Arthur Erickson, these essays showcase ways of thinking about the built environment that extend beyond considerations of authorship and style to address the influence of cultural politics and insights from race and gender studies and from postcolonial and spatial theory. By coupling a national focus with a wide historical scope, Architecture and the Canadian Fabric transforms how we see the role of architecture and in doing so radically questions how we continue to live in, interact with, and interpret the fabricated world.
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November 2012
November 2012
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Architecture in Canada
Architecture in Canada
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A. Quincy Jones
A. Quincy Jones
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Archibald Quincy Jones (1913–79) was a Los Angeles-based architect and educator who shared the Case Study goal of reinventing the house as a way of redefining the way people lived in post-war America. A pioneer in ‘greenbelt’ planning and ‘green’ design, Jones raised the level of the tract house in California from the simple stucco box to a structure of beauty and logic(...)
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Archibald Quincy Jones (1913–79) was a Los Angeles-based architect and educator who shared the Case Study goal of reinventing the house as a way of redefining the way people lived in post-war America. A pioneer in ‘greenbelt’ planning and ‘green’ design, Jones raised the level of the tract house in California from the simple stucco box to a structure of beauty and logic(...)
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A. Quincy Jones
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Archibald Quincy Jones (1913–79) was a Los Angeles-based architect and educator who shared the Case Study goal of reinventing the house as a way of redefining the way people lived in post-war America. A pioneer in ‘greenbelt’ planning and ‘green’ design, Jones raised the level of the tract house in California from the simple stucco box to a structure of beauty and logic surrounded by gardens and integrated into the landscape. He introduced new materials and also a new way of living within the built environment, and his work bridged the gap between custom-built and developer-built homes. The exquisite detailing and siting of Jones’s houses, churches, civic and university buildings make them quintessential embodiments of mid-century American architecture. This is the first book published on Jones. It documents his full career, from his post-war planning projects to his long association with Palo Alto building magnate Joseph Eichler. The book is comprised of two parts: a substantial introductory essay tracing Jones’s life and career, with a summary of key projects and his contributions to planning; and a catalogue of sixty of Jones’s projects illustrated with high-quality black-and-white period photographs, and plans and renderings by Jones.
A. Quincy Jones
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Archibald Quincy Jones (1913–79) was a Los Angeles-based architect and educator who shared the Case Study goal of reinventing the house as a way of redefining the way people lived in post-war America. A pioneer in ‘greenbelt’ planning and ‘green’ design, Jones raised the level of the tract house in California from the simple stucco box to a structure of beauty and logic surrounded by gardens and integrated into the landscape. He introduced new materials and also a new way of living within the built environment, and his work bridged the gap between custom-built and developer-built homes. The exquisite detailing and siting of Jones’s houses, churches, civic and university buildings make them quintessential embodiments of mid-century American architecture. This is the first book published on Jones. It documents his full career, from his post-war planning projects to his long association with Palo Alto building magnate Joseph Eichler. The book is comprised of two parts: a substantial introductory essay tracing Jones’s life and career, with a summary of key projects and his contributions to planning; and a catalogue of sixty of Jones’s projects illustrated with high-quality black-and-white period photographs, and plans and renderings by Jones.
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May 2002, London
May 2002, London
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
